“I remember thinking if you’re not careful with what you use, it will sound dated in 10 years. For my first album, I used a Rockman, which makes me cringe now”: Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik on the legacy of Iris, Dizzy Up the Girl and those weird tunings

Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeknik plays a silver sparkle singlecut guitar onstage in 1999.

With the release of Dizzy Up the Girl in 1998, Goo Goo Dolls completed the transition from indie favorites to mainstream rock monsters.

They’d already experienced chart success with their previous album, 1995’s A Boy Named Goo, boosted by the unexpected success of Name, which saw them enter the singles chart for the first time, peaking at Number 5. But the success of Boy paled in comparison to Dizzy, which spawned four hits, including radio favorite Iris.